Student Government Association Declaration Form

POSITION & QUALIFICATIONS INFORMATION

The following Student Government Association (SGA) positions at Oglethorpe University are open to be filled by current first-year students:

Executive Council: Freshman Class President

Senate: Four (4) Senators from Freshman class

Programming Board: Three (3) Programming Board members from Freshman class

DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH POSITION CAN BE FOUND IN THE SGA CONSTITUTION, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT OGLETHORPE.EDU (KEYWORD: SGA)

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE
a. All Senators shall be a full-time students at Oglethorpe University. “Full-time” shall be defined as enrolled for the 12 or more credit hours per semester.
b. Each member of the Senate shall have a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.00 and shall maintain the GPA throughout his term of office.
c. Each Senator must be a member of the class he represents at the beginning of his term.
d. Failure to maintain the above qualifications will result in the disqualification from office, with notification given by the SGA President.

POSITION DECLARATION

Please indicate below which open SGA position you are interested in running for:

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CANDIDATE INFORMATION

Please complete the following demographic information to declare yourself for an open SGA position.

Name
*FirstLast

Email
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Phone Number
*###-###-####

Campus Box #
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Current Class Standing (for 2014-2015)
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Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

DECLARATION

I hereby certify by signing my name below that I meet the requirements needed to run for the position I have declared for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Signature
*FirstLast

SGA GRADE RELEASE STATEMENT

By signing below, I give staff member permission to review my academic record, including grade information and conduct files, and share this information with staff members within the Office of Campus Life and Residence Life. I understand that this will be done to verify my grade point average, to determine whether I meet the constitutional requirements of the office.